Solid biofuels — Energy production in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Solid biofuels — Energy production was 617,479 TJ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Bangladesh, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 617,479 TJ for solid biofuels — energy production in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid biofuels — energy production in Bangladesh peaked at 638,366 TJ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 525,136 TJ, in 1997.
Bangladesh ranks 13th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Solid biofuels — Energy production in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 535,276 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 535,686 TJ | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 539,336 TJ | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 542,967 TJ | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 546,056 TJ | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 550,455 TJ | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 531,485 TJ | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 525,136 TJ | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 530,097 TJ | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 537,016 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 541,536 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 546,388 TJ | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 554,038 TJ | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 557,042 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 559,799 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 563,368 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 566,175 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 572,168 TJ | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 575,372 TJ | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 578,194 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 582,308 TJ | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 584,898 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 587,162 TJ | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 590,022 TJ | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 591,254 TJ | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 590,735 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 589,967 TJ | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 588,804 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 585,101 TJ | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 584,192 TJ | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 584,311 TJ | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 638,366 TJ | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 617,483 TJ | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 617,479 TJ | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 617,479 TJ | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 617,479 TJ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65,625 TJ, 9.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 617,479 TJ is above the median for South Asia, which is 238,210 TJ, 2.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 537,351 TJ | 525,136 TJ | 550,455 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 561,408 TJ | 541,536 TJ | 578,194 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 587,444 TJ | 582,308 TJ | 591,254 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 615,024 TJ | 584,311 TJ | 638,366 TJ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 10 Kenya 775,078 TJ compare
- 10 Melanesia 75,962 TJ compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 56,790 TJ compare
- 11 Thailand 722,933 TJ compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 47,536 TJ compare
- 12 Pakistan 675,738 TJ compare
- 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 47,158 TJ compare
- 14 Germany 526,553 TJ compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 22,442 TJ compare
- 15 Sudan (former) 486,645 TJ compare
- 15 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 18,380 TJ compare
- 16 Guatemala 471,349 TJ compare
- 16 Polynesia 1,175 TJ compare
More environment data for Bangladesh
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.236 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is solid biofuels — energy production in Bangladesh?
- Solid biofuels — energy production in Bangladesh was 617,479 TJ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 638,366 TJ in 2021.
- What is the lowest solid biofuels — energy production recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 525,136 TJ in 1997.
- How does Bangladesh rank for solid biofuels — energy production?
- Bangladesh ranks 13th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is solid biofuels — energy production rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Solid biofuels — Energy production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Bioenergy contains data on bioenergy use and bioenergy production, covering the following items: i) animal waste, ii) bagasse, iii) bio jet kerosene, iv) biodiesel, v) biogases, vi) biogasoline, vii) black liquor, viii) charcoal, ix) fuelwood, x) other liquid biofuels, xi) other vegetal material and residues.